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Time for the curb appeal spring cleaning

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Home Inspector with BeSure Home Inspection Service

Ok, according to the ground hog, spring is just around the corner. Again, that all depends on where you live right now. The east coasters might want to kill the ground hog right now. But back to the point. People who are still trying to sell their home may want to consider the following tips.

Curb appeal, Curb appeal!!

1. Get out in the yard and pick up all of the downed tree limbs

2. Clear out all of the old dead flowers from the flower beds. Be careful not to damage the new growth that has started to emerge.

3. Make sure that your gutters are clean so when the spring rains hit, they will drain properly and not against the house foundation

4. Once you have all of the above done, get the thatcher or plugger out and run it across the yard. This will help get the water and fertilizer down to the roots.

5. Ok now it is time to spread the Scouts spring fertilizer to help bring to life the yard. Make sure you use the new water save fertilizer. This will hep you save on watering later on and make your yard the green of green on the neighborhood.

6. Spread some flower fertilizer around in the flower beds

7. For the trees and bushes. Insert some Scouts tree fertilizer plugs around the trees just below the outer most limb line. This will put it in the feeder roots,

8. Power wash the wood decks, and the cement side walks to get the dirt off of them and make them look like new.

Great, now that you have done all of this, it is time to find a new location in the yard for your sign. Having it in a different place will catch the persons eye just because it is not in the same place. Try it, you will be surprised.

Now you have completed all of this and your house looks better the your neighbors homes.  May you have many happy sales and inspections.

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Comments (1)

Mike (Inspector Mike) Parks
Inspector Mike - Circleville, OH
Inspector Mike

Mark

The simple things need to be brought up again and again.

Good post.

Mar 04, 2009 09:54 AM